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Table 1 Characteristics of 9966 Ghanaian health workers who took the four courses

From: Evaluation of a continuing professional development strategy on COVID-19 for 10 000 health workers in Ghana: a two-pronged approach

 

Total (n = 9966)

E-learning (n = 9250)

In-Person (n = 716)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

      

  < 24

179

1.8

175

1.9

4

0.6

 25–34

7286

73.2

6764

73.2

522

72.9

 35–44

1871

18.8

1712

18.6

159

22.3

 45–54

102

1.1

87

1.0

15

2.1

 55 + 

43

0.5

40

0.5

3

0.4

 Missing

485

4.9

472

5.2

13

1.8

Gender

      

 Female

7100

71.2

6726

72.7

374

52.2

 Male

2805

28.1

2476

26.7

329

45.9

 Missing

61

0.6

48

0.5

13

1.8

Primary qualification

      

 General nurse

3459

34.3

3256

35.2

203

28.4

 Enrolled nurse

1696

16.9

1645

17.8

51

7.2

 Community health nurse

1220

12.1

1055

11.4

165

23.1

 Midwife

1145

11.4

1010

10.9

135

18.9

 Public health nurse

248

2.5

178

1.9

70

9.8

 Physician or Surgeon

112

1.2

112

1.2

0

0

 Othera

725

7.2

648

7.0

77

10.8

 Missing

1361

13.5

1346

14.4

15

2.1

Level of Facility

      

 District hospital

3137

31.1

2964

32.1

173

24.2

 Health centre

1683

16.7

1488

16.1

195

27.3

 CHPS compound

993

9.9

779

8.5

214

29.9

 Teaching hospital

754

7.5

754

8.2

0

0

 Regional hospital

441

4.4

419

4.6

22

3.1

 Poly clinic

439

4.4

421

4.6

18

2.6

 Academic institution

108

1.1

108

1.2

0

0

 Otherb

1051

10.5

971

10.5

80

11.2

 Missing

1360

13.5

1346

14.6

14

2.0

  1. CHPS Community-based Health Planning and Services
  2. aFor e-learning courses, the 'other' category included paediatric nurses, mental health nurses, administrators and managers, students, and health assistants. For in-person courses, the 'other' category included health promotion officers, disease control officers, health assistants, and mental health nurses
  3. bFor e-learning courses, the 'other' category includes the Ministry, private facilities, and NGOs. For in-person courses, the 'other' category included Regional Directorate, District Health Directorate, Municipal Hospital, Mission Hospital, and Municipal Health Directorate